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Further __ Advances by French Troops Alter

HPWY FiShIi“8- Kfy Positions' to Chemin d¢§ DHIMS Almost Reached. Many Prisoners

Being Captured.

(special to The Guardian) LONDON, Bept. 16.-The French on Saturday fought a pitched battle al- ong the Ailette.The result was not per. hi'ips so great u success as had been hoped for but the village of Alietnni, the mill of Laffaux and other points of the greatest importance in the en- emy system of defence were captured together with 3.500 prisoners. The French line between the Aiiotte and the Aisne now runs to the east of Ceiles Sur Aisne and Sancy. lt is only a very short distance from Fort Mal Maison which was the very centre of the Hindenburg defence. South of the Ghemin Des Dames, in the region ba. tween the Aisne and the Vesle. Thorn wasvalao a- stiff struggle which re- sulted in an advance near Mercal and the capture of 200 prisoners.

THE GERMAN REPORT

The German report dealing wltili

this battle states the French attack~ ed with strong forces and were re- pulsed on both sides of the Ailette by Hanoveran and Brunswick troops. It is announced that in the region of Ailament the French pressed forward across the height east of Laffaux but the attacks collapsed before the

our counter-attacks." Farther south it

is asserted the French ,repeatedly at- tacked, supported by armoured cars,

but the atacks collapsed -before°~tho~

German lines. It is evident that the French have almost reached the key positions of the Chemin Des Dames and that a very litle progress will compel the enemy to surrender the Lanles Road and also the highway from Soissons to Laon which passes over the ridge at this point. For con- tinued possession of that highway the Germans have fought desperately for over a week and another advance such as that of Saturday 'will ren- der it useless to them.

DEFENCE8 OF ST. QUENTIN CAP- TURED BY BRITISH

LON-DON, Sept. 16.-On the north-

ern part of the battle line the attack "Don St. Quentin continues with un- abated vigor. Sir Douglas Hialg's Sunday night’s bulletin announced the capture by the British of the vil- lage of Maisemy together .with the defence system to the entire ap Drosch toward Bt. Quentin from the northwest. This together with the Hoinon Wood positions captured onf Flriday must make the dsoencei -of

“I9 CIW an increasingly aeizous prob- lem. The direction of the a sault yes-` terday indicates a wide envelopment °f Si- Quentin from the north rather than a direct attack upon the city from the west. The French' on the southwest advancing along the St. Quentin Canal are making steady Progress across the ridges upon which the principal’ defences have I’°°Ii Placed. They have taken Fon- taine Les Clols and here. too. there is no higher ground until the ridge is reached directly in front of Bt. Quentin uiionwhich the Hinden-burn line has been placed. The positions Bow occupied by ~tho British and French command practically all the

-\NN0UNoEMENfrs, ° ~

‘ COMING EVENTS, » _

MEETINGS, ETC

“Come one come all to the Red

Cross Snllver in Elliotvs Hall. Rocky "°i“t- Bos. ms. ii um sue urs ici- lovlng Monday. Baiidin attendance.

, IIN#-14M8lDd

"rua moonatb womaws in- Wlnte will meet It llohonaid Con- "°"i|lted school on Thuhday S07! .Wh at asc- storm vnu as 'lilnnoti-ate. 1|

f`. 0A' elm

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ST. QUENTI-N

-exits from the city, even those to the east. As a road and rail .centre St. ` Quentin can be of little use to the en- emy. it has become a liability rather than an asset and while as a matter of prestige the Germans may seek to hold it as long as possible the fall of St. Quentin would give the Allies lit- tle greater advantage than they now have “Don the commanding positions they occupy around it.

The capture of Auchy La Bassee by

British troops early on Saturday

lui bulletin but it recalls one of the greatest tragedies of ilie war, the battle of Loos in Septeniber,i915 when a hundred Ithousand 'British soldiers, the bravest of the brave, stormed the German lines between La Basseo and Leos. Although they won ground hcre and there along the battlefroni and retained Loos and a footing on the edge of Hill Seventy they failed to carry the I-lohenzoiiern redoubt. the dump ci Pit Eight. the quarries of Hulluch and tho village of Auchy and secured no adequate return for 50,000 casualties sustained. The Timeshistory of the war thus des- cribes the fighting of 1915 on those parts of he front including Auchy and Pit Eight which have now been tak- en with relatively slight losses. “The loft wing of ‘General Gough's Corps operating between the banks of the -Bethune La Bassee Canal.-and Pit Eight were to he counted in thou- sands. At this point the British who were deluged with shells from the La Bassee salient'met with a bloody repulse." These are changed days the La. Basses salient crumbies away al- most imperceptibiy and the capturr- ofthe Hulluch quarries which lie im- mediately to the southeast of Pit eight on the line oi the advance will doubtless like the takin-g of Pit Eight and Auchy have bulletin men- tion. ‘ THE PEACE KITE, DID NOT STOP

LON-D0iN, |Sept. 16.-While the

peace kite was In iiight. British French and American troops contin- ued their relentless pressure against the Germans. Pershing‘s men advan- ced from two to. three miles on a 34 mile front. Haig's forces advanced northwest of St. Quentin. while French forces advanced northwest of St. Quentin, while French forces

made progress south oi’ the sonic city. Mangin's army simultanebusy struck a new blow at the German salient north oi Soissons wherever theh Allied troops attacked the Ger- man lines moved back.

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BRITISH DRIVE AHEAD ON TWO MILE FRONT

LONDON, Sept. 16.-British troops

last night advanced' their line north, of the Arras Cambrai Road, estab- lishing posts in the vicinity of Cau- chy and Oppy. According to today‘s reports from Field Marshal Haig on the Flanders front the British pushed on a successful minor operation on both sides of the YDTGH C0m"1°5 CW' al on a front of more than two miles. `

ANOTHER 81'. QUENTIN POSIT

ION CAPTURED _

-wrru 'mn anrr-ian aniviv is France, Sei. 18.-Malsscmy. a vlilaiie five miles northwest of St. Quentin. has been captured by the British- TM place was taken during a local' attack dirgntsri against the high ground ull- sii which um iiamiei is riiurrsii. This adds another ‘important posit- ion to those recen-tlrtaken along the

ridges west of St. Qlwiilil- ' _

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,,A,|_r_y gapvunan av fnaucu

ia.-'l‘ne.town of

north'-bank of the

hal been war oillee

ly Oli Bll

territory.

morning gets only a line in inc gmc. invited all the belligerent govern-

ments to enter into nonbinding discus- sions at some neutral mecting place with a view to bringing about peace. The Holy See and all neutral nations also will he notified. An official state- iuent from Vienna making the big an- nouncement has been received here.

AUSTRIA SUSPECTED OF GER-

Oilers Belgium a .Germanized Peace and induces Austria to invite _ Belligerent Governments to a‘ConIerence With a View to Bringing

About Peace. Austria Probably Anxious to Get Out _ol the Game ii

Germany Will Let Her. Meanwhile She Must Act as Germany’s Catspaw

(Special to the Guardian)

LONDON, sept. 161-it is under-

stood that the Government has rec- eived ani Aus-tro-Hungiirian peace note and also n proposaiprevlously referred to that all the powers should withdraw their troops the Morman

The Austrodlungarian Government

MAN TRICKERY

ARE AGAIN FLYING

iii-U _EIWRESS Pfiigg Kipgg oeiissii P

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Fohoinco

., _ _ _ ‘Defences oi Metz lIa__ve Been Reached and its

_i_ '»

is Germany’e catspaw, w-as the com- ment -generully heard in London when( the news of Austi'iu`s invitation to Bclligercnts to confidential non-hind- lng discussion at ri neutral centre be- c-'umc public. it was not considered

ii move to secure peace. for Vienna, since the early days oi" September, has been the scene of ninny confer-

ences of statcsmen of the Central powers and of Teutonic Allied Mon- archs.

Germany has also niiiiio zi peace of-

fer to Belgium. ' `

The -terms ot’ the proposal are -as

follows: Thai Belgium frliull i'eih:iiii neutral until the emi of the wzir, tliiit thorn alter the eiiiire, cvoiioiiiic uiiil politirul inilepenileiice ui' Belgium shall be recons-i.it.iiicd, llizii pre wur

LONDON, Sept. 16.-Auslria. again

conimerclui treaties between Ger-

osnriin iiii-riiciil.-iiiv

OFFICIALI-Y PRUVED

_ LO

______._,.._._--_ Castle loft port for South Afnica. on

‘ Tuesday last and was torpedoed on

in washington”-hu1»Bri;iy in it stormy sea. ‘t A Prove Lenine and Trotsky Were financed by ‘

BllI‘Dl‘iSiIli§ ih-ni- !\l1Hir'l2l sllllllld mak0_I'r.ii<i Flemish minor-ity which aided

Galway Castle

many and Belgium shall again be put into operation after war for an ln- dcflniite pciliotl, thiat ,Belgium shall use her good offices to secure the re- turn oi' the Gerhian Colonies, that the l-‘lomisli question shall be considered

the (lermun liivtiilers shall not be penalized. The proposals contain no word respecting ropuriitipii or indem- nitics, no admission that Germany wronged Belgium. `

AUSTRI/\’S INVITATION INDIG-

NANTLY REPUDIATED

LONDO-N, Sept. iii.-Aiistriu'i~i ln-

vitation to the Belligci-exits to meet in inioriiizil pence discussions is given .i warm reception liy the London morning newspapers. The Warmth however is not that of cordiality but oi indigniint rcpud-izitlon.

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Was Bound For

South Africa

New Zealand

-(Special to The Guardian)

LoN-DoN. sept. 16.- veryi inns

news of/a detailed sort has come in

iioon states that it is making line progress and since Saturday has ad- vanced irom two to three miles on a thirty three mile front. So close has it come to the defences on Metz that the fortress guns of that city have been brought into action against it.

uu=i=icui.‘r sono AHEAD `

The region through which the Am-

ericans are advancing especially to the north of Thiacourt consists of broken and in some places marshy country with a considerable lake in the centre which may afford oppor- tunity ioijan obstinate defence should the Germans care to take advantage of it. As l"ershlng's men approach Ariiaviile, which is about three miles north of Pangy on the Moselle, the country becomes distinctly hflly and

the Guns Turned onthe Americans who are ' Sweeping on Towards the -Doom_¢d Fortress.

The little river lad which lows into the Moselie after a northwesterly course through Thiaooarf. to Arnav- iila is probably the Brat organised

.irom General Pershing's army on_|in9 of defsnu th” gen”-¢| pgnh. the Lorraine front. A bulletin sent,|ng's "my Wm M" to 0,9,-cmn' m i

out from Paris late yesterday after-

its advance towardfthe German bor~ der.

AMERICANS CAPTURED 90 CAN-

' NONS IN ONE DRIVE

WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE

METZ FRONT, Sept. 16.--The Ameri- can positions on the etght miles front between Jaulny on the Mad River and the Mossllo, were markedly lin- proved today, the Germans further retreating in that region. A certain American division capturadr an en- tire artillery park near Jaulny sev- enty two cannon and making its total 90 for the drive, all attempted coun- ter at-tacks having been repulsed. The Boches apparently are giving their full attention to strengthening their withdrawal positions. The Am-

ment b t continue to improve their

the 'outer defences of Metz begin.

ericans #re under heavy bombard-' positions.

The Kozy Korner Tea Rooms was

he scene oi’ a very enjoyable ban-

quet lost evening, when some sixty of Chai‘lotteto\vn's Icadln business

Germany and World Domination Aimed at, Minisms in Toronto menpgatherem hm “gm H M_

' Continued from Page Two

ISPGKIIBI 1° TWO GUBYNIHNI imve added I-"`°°f“ if any are “eC”“s` Zeaia/nd day in Toronto. The right

‘ (airy, tliut Gcrinuiiy had p0i‘i€<‘tcii hor Hon W4 Im Massey Premier of New

WASHINGTON- ‘Saul -Iii-~P\'°0fH;i»1ui\s for a war of world <=<>n‘i\`1'<>S'*-`;.;cuiuu<i uuri the right lieu. sir -Jor-

removins any doubts that Lenine nIui,i»urcra the ussussiuuiious ui earn wh Warm Bam who holds three Tmtgky’ the Bolshevlki leaders' ureIJ°va which as the w_0rl',l "OW ‘S "'°""i>oi'tlollos in thc cabiilct of the New :mid German agents li indeed doubts vinccu, conveniently iurni..in~ri her Zealand Government reached the cm.

THE ALUEB remain. are laid before the world to- pretext, |,,_May and were wndared u civk.

` my by the United States Govemmemf These _d°c‘""“"L‘$ furthe" Bl““Vi iuiiciieon at the King Edward at one in the iirai- Illetiilllvelli- Oi all iliflnlifiil that before the world war was four 0,Clock_

iories of ofilcial documents disclosed months uid and-more than two years _________i

thr ugh the 'committee of public in b f ii Unit n states was drnwh

o - e orc ie e .

formation obtained in Russia by` Am- into ii Germany alrendywss scttingpreinler 6eorge_ _ OFICBR HEODIS- TIIBBB IIOCIIIIIBDLS ll0l afoot her plans. to mobilize destruct» IS h’[]p|'0vlnf 0111)’ Hh0W IWW U19' G9l`l1'l5-H G0V0i‘“" ive agents unit observers, to cause - --

lllelll Ihl‘0\lEi\ IIB illliififiili billik paid explosions, strikes and outrages in Special to The Guardian) iii! B010 £0 LQHIM and TFDUKY ani the country and planned the employ- LONDON. Sept. 16.-Premier Lloyd their immediate associates to betraylmcnt oi Anarchists and escaped George had ii distinctly better night Rulsin into delerllllg the Allies but criminals for the purpose. last night and had several hours oi

"'TA":"""""""’>""""°"""""'3"""V" ""°`°' :"""""""""`”"""" """""""""" mtg" “sued by tha attending physic

-=------- fauna riser an ..in¢cr¢urugc cr time , NUT BE DESTROYED

"IIE WEATHER ' the American‘s guns it tried to draw (3p,¢ia| 1° The Guardian)

TEM]>ER,ATURE' off, It was then that the ship put In OTTAWA, Sept. 16.-The Canada

` |'1[)E_ Moog, pgfpg, i1i1°"iW° ¢h0i» which the -certain bel~,rccii -nears has issued s request that

- - `~ ~ loves destroyed the enemy. the rruii inrucien or supposed to bc

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TORONTOQ 'Br|pt. 17.~l-Moderate

ati. ‘ -_ -

sets' tomorrow morning

ofthe moon was

mini 11.02 'o. in “

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Another Ch’iown Boy - ` _

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Mrs. Adeline Blacqu e. `

roy Street, Charlottetown received - A (Special io The Guardian) t.°.‘:“."‘::.i°:;1"‘;i,°‘:.;f”;';f..;';°ss: s AN - Blacqulem was omcmny reported as ‘ --- After n lull of nearly three weeks the having died m me 42nd Casualty. WASHINGTON' Sapp 15 __D,_,s. German U~bonts renewed activities lu Clearing station' France’ Sem" uh of, *traction of an enemy submarine Sep. Amcriciiii waters last night by ilrinn 1 wound in the abdomen' Pm mae tember 3_ on the Auanuc Coast by ou a ship when she was about ninety were enmted In tho mth Bhuay gunfire from the Ame,-|08" summer miles from the coast. The steamshlp ‘on and was the only sou of his mn_ Frank H, Buck was reported to me wsa coming here in ballast and had ther his father having Med about Navy Department today by me mast, ninety six wounded Canadian officers young” yea" ag(,_ The deep nym~ er ofthe steamer. He siilrl t'hii»i. two °“ 'board who were °“ their Way pathy of the ‘community will be ex- shots were observed to liii, the submer mm" I0 "9°"pe"“t°' FIV” shells wen’ miami to im- and nel- inrw rinugh- sible ‘winch sunk aftcr ii terrific ox- "fed “P the Phil"

ters in the sud loss they have been olosiou. The submarine, the captain called upon to bear. said, opened fire on the steamer' at a

range of '1,4oe yards.b\it when it was

scoreshots that it was outranged by

winds, showary -and cool. ' _

The tide will be high this aveniim Jars be not dcstroyed.The trouble first at 9.15 mu tomorrow at 10.04; it wiu & " ` ‘°°““’-‘I "I M“"""““ '“’°"‘° ‘“""’

' ' - ~ wide spread and in grentloss might

hi ii t i t 8.52 ,

M ’l‘Ii\irs§:wl::';0I)rIl‘?rn ng a ' ` result if all the fruit infected is de-

and Y . _ The sun will sets this evening at _ _ I ‘“`°"°d'

7.21 and tomorrow at 7.254; it rises

morning at 6.59 and Thurs- _

(Special. to Tha Guardian) _

A ; _ ' _

WA, Sept. 14»-Killed iii J. B. McCauIiil, Albcrtoii,

Val-

'Gentral sppoatiddge nndervthe n\li~~ ltm sQi£v,o¥:q,;dci. has, nsaiiy ii 33. out of 48,0 appeals. To

TORONTO. Set. 16.-This is New

continuous sleep, says the official bul-

ians todav

INFECTED FRUII

lii_fectod_ by Phenol or some ot er substance on the rubber bands on the

YET_IQ_ BE HEARD.

0'l"l'AWlA. Sept. 16.-Justice Duff,

_some conaldsii- ’l'liey are still

Trowern, secretary of the Retail Merchants Association of the Domln-` ion. He was accompanied by Mr. J. ffulberton Doyle. 'Secretary of the Maritime Provincial Board.

Mr. S. A. McDonald, President of

the Charlottetown Retail Merchants

the banquet was held, presided the occasion it should be stated, being also the annual meeting of the Assoc- isiion. !

The banquet was one of the i:noat_

enjoyable affairs of the kind held this

was the address by Mr. Trowern who gave valuable advice regarding bus- iness matters generally. His address ll Y, lated as were the remarks of Mr. Doyle. _

The address of the President Mr. S.

A. McDonald was as followsz-

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

The President, Mr. S. A. Macdon-

ald. in the course of 'his address said that they had arrived ht the third mile stone‘ in the history of their Association. it was therefore lltting that they glance backwards iiul review in brief some of tho mat- iers dealt with by' them for the past your. A better feeling existed be- tween the, various business interests of the City than ever before, and the potty jealousies of the past had disap- peared enabllng them to view bus- iness from a I-sftier plain. A city was judged more or less from the ap- pearance of its retail stores and their manner of conducting business. The retail stores of this city were well abreast of the times and in keeping: with stores in cities oi' similar also throughout the Dominion. The pres- 'cnt was probably the most critical- time in the history of the retail trade. With the continued advance in costs of raw material :ind labor it, required ii. ilrm hand and ii sane idea, of business conditions as they exist” today to be able to know where and* when to buy, yet with the continued, .advance in prices money seemed. more plentiful than ever and condlt-1 inns I 'nthe retail trade throughout. the country are good. During the pastf three years and since the beliflnlnm of the war .our merchants had con-' trlbiitediiberally to the various funds

‘iortf made _by our people for the ecutioii or `tnc'wa'r. ami their hope-

Associationj under whose auspices*

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lniiiiiisu siiuis

decedent oeeoeoooeeip wAN'rEo-A maioron nsuanai.

housework no wlDh&.- Apply Ml Upper Prince St. ,

i..0BT SUNDAY GOLD FOUNTAIN

pen _engraved L. B. Finder will re- cetve Sli reward. Lao Frank South- port. li.

GIRL WANTED- OIR-L WITH

some experience ol fob printing and nble to presses. High-’ est wages. atoa/dy Job. Apply to Archibald irwin, Kinda Pointer.

season. One of the chief features I-“5'9'17M3I-1

ron eau: vouuo "availing

grads cow due to freshen Septem-

eedless to sa was greatlyapprec-` be' 30"* F' T' “°"°"' M9-rm*-M

rsrm. 1444-ogitlitiii.

i _ - _ Losr on Misoaio in 'rms cirv

last Friday. parcel containing pair of ladies black kid sh_0es._Finder kindly leave at Morell House.

1.448-9-l,7M1lpti.

*LIST BOY WANTED. APPLY AT

Guardian Office. _ _ tf.

uron sam -Basil' iisuawnn sm

ver moon Nb ll apply 157 Prince St. inane ia , _ _ _ 3

-vo i.s1- A ciooo_'haa‘i.a_ also

building suitable for garage. Appl; so Lcnswcrm sys. _:ui-s-aoltls

~wAN'rzo_-' qirgi. "Folk chasi-

nl housework MN) to Ili? Iltchf mond St. lfiIH:\iI..l IH.. ..~._ .-

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aiith isalisted generously in every of-7

snil prayer \`m'_ihat Europe mis

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rsum cuisines grapes. ms' fm dayivomil amtolpmatil5Hiil|» boro St.. 11859-‘flltf ,

5i=on-sa|.a -pitivmo t' 1_v~ns cis. me metre, sim' _' _ dr ,tins carriage uni »hcrnen_Aiip_ly at so

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